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LocalZero Ulm<p>Liebe Ministerin Katherina Reiche,<br>Was macht Deutschland zum Thema erneuerbare Energien?<br>schauen Sie sich an, wie es in China vorangeht?<br>Wann gibt es die ersten ernstzunehmenden Technologien in Deutschland?<br>Speicher, PV-Anlagen, Netze, etc.<br>Wir wollen doch immer an der Spitze sein, immer vorbildlich!</p><p><a href="https://utopia.de/energieexperte-noch-nie-in-der-menschheitsgeschichte-wuchs-eine-energieform-so-schnell_835336/?utm_source=notification&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=Utopia%20Benachrichtigungen#google_vignette" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">utopia.de/energieexperte-noch-</span><span class="invisible">nie-in-der-menschheitsgeschichte-wuchs-eine-energieform-so-schnell_835336/?utm_source=notification&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=Utopia%20Benachrichtigungen#google_vignette</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/ErneuerbareEnergien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ErneuerbareEnergien</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/PV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PV</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/AgriPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgriPV</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/PluginPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PluginPV</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/Speichertechnologie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Speichertechnologie</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/Vorbild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vorbild</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/BesserMitDerNatur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BesserMitDerNatur</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/besser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>besser</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/Technologie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technologie</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/Wirtschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wirtschaft</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/CDU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDU</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/CDU_CSU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CDU_CSU</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/MadeInGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MadeInGermany</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/made_for_Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>made_for_Germany</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/Spitze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spitze</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>So what about batteries and <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a>?</p><p>More and more are comming to the market. And they can also provide an emergency power function and of course only feed in when you need electricity. However we calculated, the initial investment cost is higher and thus repaying takes longer.</p><p>There are basically 4 types of systems with batteries</p><p>- everything in one box<br>- inverter and battery connected by DC cable<br>- inverter and battery connected by AC cable<br>- Inverter and Battery in seperate Places both counted to the grid in the house through their own socket.</p>
balkonsolar<p>Mounting <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a> can be a challenge. We try to have mounting systems for all kinds of situations and balcony types on our website. From the concrete balcony to flat roofs, fences or walls. There is a mounting for everyone.</p>
balkonsolar<p>We are getting more and more questions, so lets summarise what <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a> is and how it works?</p><p>Any system has 4 components:</p><p>* Solarpannel(s) producing DC</p><p>* a Microinverter transforming DC into AC - The Solarpanel usually gives us something around 40 Volts Direct current (DC/ one-directional flow of electric charge). So we need an inverter to make that into Alternating current (AC that periodically reverses direction) in our case 50 times a second and transforms it int 230 V. The inverter has additional features for safety:<br>It shuts itself off within 0.2 seconds if it sees no electrical grid, so even if there is an exposed plug, there is no danger of an electrical shock or touching a live wire. <br>These inverters usually come with 1 MPPT (400 W) or 2 MPPT (800w). MPPT = Maximum power point tracker. That's the electronics that do the inverting. <br>Safety regulations include not exceeding a certain amount of feed in, usually 800 W.</p><p>* cable to connect Panel to inverter and inverter to socket</p><p>* Mounting</p>
balkonsolar<p>We are currently preparing a contribution to the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> »Citizen Energy Package« about <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a>!</p><p>We are looking for organizations across <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> to cosign and help citizens to lower <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/energyprices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energyprices</span></a> &amp; reduce CO2 emissions.</p><p>You can read our draft here: <a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/07/17/call-to-support-our-submission-to-the-european-commission/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/07/17/c</span><span class="invisible">all-to-support-our-submission-to-the-european-commission/</span></a></p><p>If you want to sign DM or send 📧 to: info@balkon.solar!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.energy/@sfv" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sfv</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/eurosolar_d" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>eurosolar_d</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/@solarpapst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>solarpapst</span></a></span></p>
balkonsolar<p>We are currently preparing to submit a text to the European Commission Citizens <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> Package public consultation process. </p><p>A draft can be read here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oSoeHaxHDFIOEWWk4ZYF6yJ7CACJ5PbtsAWgj6W7uWQ/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/document/d/1oS</span><span class="invisible">oeHaxHDFIOEWWk4ZYF6yJ7CACJ5PbtsAWgj6W7uWQ/edit?usp=sharing</span></a></p><p>We would like to hear your comments and we are looking for signatures from across <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>. </p><p>Information on the Call for evidence<br><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14737-Citizens-Energy-Package-protecting-and-empowering-consumers-in-the-just-transition_en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-r</span><span class="invisible">egulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14737-Citizens-Energy-Package-protecting-and-empowering-consumers-in-the-just-transition_en</span></a></p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pluginpv</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/CitizensEnergyPackage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensEnergyPackage</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/EnergyPackage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyPackage</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/minisolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minisolar</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> has published a draft for a “Commission Notice on innovative technologies and forms of renewable energy deployment”: <a href="https://energy.ec.europa.eu/publications/communication-innovative-technologies-and-forms-renewable-energy-deployment_en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">energy.ec.europa.eu/publicatio</span><span class="invisible">ns/communication-innovative-technologies-and-forms-renewable-energy-deployment_en</span></a></p><p>It mentions “innovative forms of deployment” and among them “plug-in mini-solar systems” in the “ANNEX C(2025) 4011 final” the commission cites Germany as good example that has made the deployment of <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a> systems easier. </p><p>The commission criticise that: “Product regulations continue to hamper the deployment of plug-in mini-solar in some Member States.”</p><p>And the Commission sumarizes so neatly: "Plug-in mini-solar systems are easy for users to install; unlike for rooftop PV systems there is **no need for an electrician**. </p><p>This means that they are much **less costly than rooftop systems**, also because the installed capacity is lower. They can cover a part of a household’s consumption and thus reduce electricity bills, especially if the self-generated electricity is self-consumed close to real time. </p><p>Such systems can help make solar energy more accessible, enabling people to become self-consumers even if they do not own a roof or are unable to install solar PV on their roofs. </p><p>Because of their capital needs, they are also more accessible to vulnerable customers due to their low price, especially in Member States that promote their deployment through specific support schemes.”</p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/PV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PV</span></a></p>
wolf<p>Wir müssen bald umziehen und jetzt ergeben sich plötzlich mit neuer Wohnung neue Möglichkeiten bzgl. Solarnutzung (Balkon mit vollbesonnter Südausrichtung).</p><p>Welches <a href="https://fedi.solibre.de/search?tag=Steckersolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steckersolar</span></a> Kraftwerk ist aktuell sinnvoll sich zu kaufen?</p><p>Ist ein Batteriespeicher inzwischen für kleinen 2-Personenhaushalt mit eher geringem Verbrauch (1800 KWh/) wirtschaftlich?</p><p>Was sollten wir bedenken? Wo kann man sparen? Wo besser nicht? Was habt Ihr für Tips?<br>Für den Kauf? Für die Montage an Betonbrüstung? Für den Betrieb?<br>Danke für Boosts<br><a href="https://fedi.solibre.de/search?tag=balkonsolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>balkonsolar</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.solibre.de/search?tag=Photovoltaik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photovoltaik</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.solibre.de/search?tag=PluginPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PluginPV</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>We have written to the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> Comissioner Dan Jørgensen to express serious concerns about the proposed changes to the international standard <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/IEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IEC</span></a> 60364-7-751, which would effectively ban the use of <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a> systems.</p><p><a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/06/19/proposed-iec-norm-letter-to-european-comission/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/06/19/p</span><span class="invisible">roposed-iec-norm-letter-to-european-comission/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/energytransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energytransition</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>At least one Mio <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/PluginPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PluginPV</span></a> systems are registered in Germany with the Federal Network Agency: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/germanys-balcony-power-plants-double-093122619.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/germanys-balcon</span><span class="invisible">y-power-plants-double-093122619.html</span></a></p><p>We estimate this means around 2~3 Mio <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/balconysolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>balconysolar</span></a> devices are actually operating right now! </p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freiburg.social/@balkonsolar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>balkonsolar</span></a></span><br><a href="https://freiburg.social/@balkonsolar/114664681259780220" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freiburg.social/@balkonsolar/1</span><span class="invisible">14664681259780220</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>Der Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW) meldet 1 Mio Steckersolargeräte, die im Marktstammdatenregister angemeldet sind.</p><p>Sebastian Müller, Vorstand des <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/BalkonSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalkonSolar</span></a> e.V. dazu: “Das ist ein großer Erfolg für die Steckersolarbewegung in Deutschland. Wir möchten allen danken, die dies möglich gemacht haben, besonders den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern, die ein Steckersolargerät angebracht haben und häufig in die Diskussion mit Vermieter und Miteigentümern gehen mussten.”</p><p>Der Balkon.Solar e.V. e davon aus, dass nur etwa ein Drittel bis die Hälfte der genutzten Steckersolargeräte im Marktstammdatenregister angemeldet sind. Daher schätzen wir, dass derzeit zwei bis drei Mio. Geräte genutzt werden.</p><p>“Das bedeutet, dass fünf bis sieben Prozent aller Haushalte in Deutschland mittlerweile ein Steckersolargerät in Betrieb haben. Damit ist klar, dass ein Steckersolargerät in der Mitte der Gesellschaft angekommen und zu einem normalen Bestandteil der Wohnung geworden ist”, sagt Simone Herpich, Vorsitzende des Balkon.Solar e.V.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Mehr: <a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/06/11/1-mio-steckersolargeraete-im-marktstammdatenregister-angemeldet/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/06/11/1</span><span class="invisible">-mio-steckersolargeraete-im-marktstammdatenregister-angemeldet/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Steckersolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steckersolar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Balkonkraftwerk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Balkonkraftwerk</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/PlugInPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlugInPV</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Energiewende" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energiewende</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>Will new <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/IEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IEC</span></a> Norms kill Plug-in-Pv?</p><p>A new global standard for low-voltage generating sets is currently being discussed by the International Electrotechnical Commission, and somehow in this standard we find section 751.550.101.1, which states:<br>"A generating set shall not be connected to a final circuit."</p><p>The supplementary paragraph 751.550.101.2 is also cause for concern. It states:<br>"The connection of the generating set to the electrical installation shall be made by one of the following methods: […] a dedicated coupling system which is not compatible with any configurations belonging to national systems based on IEC 60884-1.</p><p>This wording directly targets the exclusion of Schuko-compatible plugs. Thus would not allow you to simply connect to the grid.</p><p>The IEC standards are not directly the standards that are in power, but national norming committees use these to draft their rules. So putting something into them that disallows feed in via a standard plug and socket, can make <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a> illegal in many places. </p><p>Any such attempt would grossly underminde the encouragement given to member states in the EU Electricity Market Directive 2024/1711 to allow or promote plug-in solar technology.<br>The comment period ends on June 16th, and not just any citizen is allowed to comment, but only the experts from the national committees.<br>If this becomes a reality, plug-in solar will be a thing of the past for the next few years.</p><p>More Info <a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/06/02/will-new-iec-norms-kill-plug-in-pv/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/06/02/w</span><span class="invisible">ill-new-iec-norms-kill-plug-in-pv/</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>This is the draft of our <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/secondlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>secondlife</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> Gudie.

Learn how to use old <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solarpanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpanels</span></a> and turn them into <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/PlugInPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlugInPV</span></a> systems.

Download: <a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/05/28/solar-secondlife-magazine-draft/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/05/28/s</span><span class="invisible">olar-secondlife-magazine-draft/</span></a>

And if you have remarks, hints or spot mistakes please tell us!</p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maker</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpower</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>There is no need to guard <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a>, everyone should use it!</p><p>So we have written a letter to <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/SFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFS</span></a> FINNISH STANDARDS, <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/SESKO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SESKO</span></a> ry and the Ministry of the Environment urging them to create the necessary regulations to make <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/PluginPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PluginPV</span></a> legal in <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/05/24/making-plug-in-pv-legal-in-finland/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/05/24/m</span><span class="invisible">aking-plug-in-pv-legal-in-finland/</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>We have written an open letter to the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection on the risks of Plug-In-PV and are open to participate in a process with stakeholders from civil society, industry and citizens to make safe <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/PlugInPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlugInPV</span></a> easily available for consumers in <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/05/10/open-letter-to-norwegian-directorate-for-civil-protection-on-the-risks-of-plug-in-pv/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/05/10/o</span><span class="invisible">pen-letter-to-norwegian-directorate-for-civil-protection-on-the-risks-of-plug-in-pv/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/balconysolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>balconysolar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solareurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solareurope</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>We are working on an english version of our <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/2ndlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2ndlife</span></a> for old <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solarpanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpanels</span></a> als <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a> Systems guide: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13xE6473wHG42TWyKxPDSLBE4DLvMBhQQEoVgdKEotQ4/edit?usp=sharing

You" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/document/d/13x</span><span class="invisible">E6473wHG42TWyKxPDSLBE4DLvMBhQQEoVgdKEotQ4/edit?usp=sharing

You</span></a> find the German version here: <a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/04/23/stecker-solar-selber-machen-magazin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/04/23/s</span><span class="invisible">tecker-solar-selber-machen-magazin/</span></a></p><p>If you wish to volunteer and help us, we would be forever grateful to you!</p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>Wir haben mal durchgerechnet für wen sich ein Speicher lohnt und wann nicht 👉 <a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/05/05/fuer-wen-lohnt-sich-ein-steckerspeicher/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/05/05/f</span><span class="invisible">uer-wen-lohnt-sich-ein-steckerspeicher/</span></a></p><p>Kurzfassung: Je mehr Stromverbrauch und je mehr Solarpanels, desto besser. </p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Energysky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energysky</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/BalkonSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalkonSolar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Steckersolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steckersolar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/PluginPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PluginPV</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>On <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Grist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Grist</span></a></span> Akielly Hu asks:</p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Balconysolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Balconysolar</span></a> took off in Germany. Why not the US? - our chair <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freiburg.social/@sbamueller" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sbamueller</span></a></span> explains: "The 800W threshold is considered low enough that even in the country’s oldest homes, the wiring can withstand (...) even the worst of worst-case scenarios"</p><p>The article explains very well what are the next steps the US would have to take to make <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a> feasible: </p><p>Develop a standard accepted by Underwriters Laboratories and complies with the National Electrical Code. And a compatible ground fault circuit interrupter.</p><p><a href="https://grist.org/energy/balcony-solar-took-off-in-germany-why-not-the-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/energy/balcony-solar</span><span class="invisible">-took-off-in-germany-why-not-the-us/</span></a></p><p>Pictures: Some German Houses with Plugin PV systems on the balcony and elsewhere.</p>
balkonsolar<p>How does <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a> work in <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>?</p><p>Olena from <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/EcoClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcoClub</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Rivne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rivne</span></a> put a unit on her balcony and wrote down what happens. </p><p>Spoiler: It works, it produces electricity.</p><p>And it seems we do not need to change any laws as it is already legal in Ukraine!</p><p><a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2025/04/02/putting-solar-on-a-balcony-in-ukraine-what-can-happen/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2025/04/02/p</span><span class="invisible">utting-solar-on-a-balcony-in-ukraine-what-can-happen/</span></a></p>
balkonsolar<p>Good news about our <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pluginpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluginpv</span></a> project in <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>: “Yesterday we completed the installation of the panel: my husband fixed all the elements and ran the cables to the balcony.”</p><p>Our project partners from <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/EcoClubRivne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcoClubRivne</span></a> are checking out how to install <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> on the <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/balcony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>balcony</span></a>. How to set ups such a system with a small battery, because there are lots of <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/blackouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackouts</span></a> in Ukraine, due to the destruction of the <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/powergrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>powergrid</span></a> by Russia.</p><p>Of course we also try to explore what landlords and gridoperators think and if they try to block small <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/pv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pv</span></a>. </p><p>More Info: <a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2024/09/27/ukraine/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">balkon.solar/news/2024/09/27/u</span><span class="invisible">kraine/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Steckerssolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steckerssolar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/BalkonSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalkonSolar</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Balkon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Balkon</span></a> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/SlavaUkraini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlavaUkraini</span></a></p>
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